A Madison police officer “inadvertently” shot and injured a fellow officer during the arrest of a man who pointed a loaded handgun at police on State Street on Oct. 10, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said Monday.
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Madison teen killed in drive-by shooting tops recent notable crimes in Madison area
Madison teen killed in drive-by shooting near Camp Randall
A 17-year-old Madison high school student was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting outside a large party at a residence near Camp Randall stadium.
Jovan Freeny's family said he was a “fun-loving” handyman and athlete who was also a father-to-be. He would have started his junior year at Capital High School.
Former teacher planted cameras in hotel rooms 'just out of curiosity,' he tells judge before pleading guilty
A former Madison East High School teacher pleaded guilty in federal court to attempting to produce child pornography by stashing hidden cameras in places where students on overnight trips would be undressed.
David M. Kruchten, 39, of Cottage Grove, said he positioned the cameras in the bathrooms of students’ hotel rooms “just out of curiosity to see what was going on, what they were doing.”
'Rescue' of beagles from Blue Mounds animal testing facility leads to criminal charges against activists
Animal rights activists from out of state were charged in Dane County for allegedly stealing three beagles from an animal testing and breeding facility in the town of Blue Mounds more than four years ago.
'Tragic accident': 3 killed in I-94 crash struck after getting out of vehicles, authorities say
The three people killed on Interstate 94 near Johnson Creek were struck by another vehicle after getting out of their vehicles following a crash, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Convicted of stabbing roommate multiple times, Milton man sentenced to 12 years in prison
Mathew Webb, 20, of Milton, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for stabbing his then-roommate nine times and leaving him with a broken collarbone and broken shoulder after attacking him during a dispute about furniture placement.
50-year-old woman arrested in fatal Downtown Madison stabbing
Crystal E. Hairston, 50, was arrested in a fatal stabbing that occurred Downtown in late July, according to Madison police. She was booked into the Dane County Jail on tentative charges of first-degree intentional homicide.
Complaint: Witness heard as many as 15 shots in murder at Madison gas station
In the days after a shooting at a Verona Road gas station left one man dead over the July 4 weekend, one of two men charged with taking part in the attack looked at the victim’s Facebook page several times, along with the Facebook pages of his twin brother and the mother of his children.
Second man charged in July 5 gas station homicide is arrested
A day after homicide charges were filed against him in Dane County Circuit Court, a Fitchburg man who had been sought in the July 5 shooting death of a 22-year-old man at a Southwest Side Madison gas station was arrested, police said.
Man arrested cutting car tires with knife after getting sprayed by skunk, Madison police say
A man was arrested for cutting a car’s tires with a knife after getting sprayed by a skunk.
Man shows up at hospital with gunshot wounds after shooting on East Side, Madison police say
A 40-year-old man suffered injuries that weren't believed to be life threatening in a shooting on Madison’s East Side at the same intersection where shots rang out the night before but didn’t hit anyone.
